NorCal Tournament was a series of Melee tournaments in Northern California. The installments in the series have seen some of the largest crowds since the Tournament Go series. The tournaments mainly featured smashers from California, but also included players from out of state, and even included Japan's S-Royal in one tournament.
Tournament Details
- Tournament Director
Karthik Selvakumar (alias djkarthik/CS.K)
- Date:
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Location
Berret Auditorium; Student Union Building
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San José, California USA, 95192
Entry Fees
Singles: $15 per person
Teams: $10 per team
Tournament Rules
- Double Elimination
- All matches are best of 3, with finals best of 5.
- 4 stock, 8 minute limit
- Items will be OFF
The 129 entrants were seeded into 16 pools, the top 2 of whom advanced to a 32-man professional bracket.
Stages:
- Stages limited to the 6 neutral stages for random, others open for counterpicks.
- Neutral stages: Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium.
- Stages banned:' Hyrule Temple, Fourside, Flatzone, Mushroom Kingdom, Venom, Brinstar Depths, Icicle Mountain, Yoshi's Island 64, Big Blue and Termina Bay.
- Loser may choose the next stage or elect to go random.
- Winner may change characters.
Results
Singles
1: Ken
2: Forward
3: HugS
4: Taj
5: King
5: S-Royal
7: LuninSpectra
9: DSF
9: The GERM
9: Isai
Doubles
1: Knights of Westminster (Ken + Isai) (see El Chocolate Diablo)
2: Arizona Connection (Taj + Forward)
3: I Embrace My Desire to Feel the Rhythm (HugS + BloodOfTheFallen)
4: King + I (The KING + Zelgadis)
5: Spectr(a + e) (LunInSpectra + Silent Spectre)